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Rift Zone

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-024312

A region of Earth's crust along which divergence is taking place. A linear zone of volcanic activity and faulting usually associated with diverging plates or crustal stretching.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-024312
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesUSGS Geology in the Parks Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024312",
  "term": "Rift Zone",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A region of Earth's crust along which divergence is taking place. A linear zone of volcanic activity and faulting usually associated with diverging plates or crustal stretching.",
  "references": [
    "USGS Geology in the Parks Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/rift-zone/"
}

Record 24,312 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.